Nutshell Bridge & House, Gloucester, England

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Nutshell Bridge & House, Gloucester - built 1778

SIZE: 15,7 in. x 15,7 in. - 40 x 40 cm
PAPER: GUARDI ARTISTICO - TORCHON 300 g/m²

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS 

2024 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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 August 2024 Challenge at the Facebook Watercolour Group The Watercolour Challenge

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Mediterranean Essence - Calella de Palafrugell

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Mediterranean Essence -

Calella de Palafrugell 

SIZE: 20 cm x 20 cm - 5,5" x 5,5"

PAINTING GROUND: AMPERSAND CLAYBORD cradled 22 mm PRIMED WITH QOR WATERCOLOR GROUND

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH and WINSOR & NEWTON watercolors

2024 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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This marvelous ancient fishing village is one of the most attractive places at the Costa Brava and I've lost my heart at first glance. 

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Porquerolles - le charme du village

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Porquerolles - Le Charme du Village

SIZE:  14,2 in. x 18,9 in. - 36 x 48 cm 
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS

PAPER: HAHNEMÜHLE TURNER- COLD PRESSES 300 g/m²

2024© ISABELLA KRAMER

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more of my Porquerolles works

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Memories of Downton Abbey

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 Memories of Downton Abbey 

SIZE: 30 in. x 22 in. - 76 x 56 cm (full imperial sheet)

2024 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Another series I’ve enjoyed watching often is Downtown Abbey. Some scenes are so inspiring that I couldn’t resist painting my memories.

Another series I’ve enjoyed watching often is Downtown Abbey. Some scenes are so inspiring that I couldn’t resist painting my memories..

Besalú, Catalunya

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Besalú, Catalunya

SIZE:  15 in. x 22 in. - 38 x 56 cm (half sheet)

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 425 g/m²

COLORS:  DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

 

 

2023© ISABELLA KRAMER

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  Inspired by a gorgeous workshop with Joseph Zbukvic in September 20218 and thousand photographies taken our impressive day at Besalú.

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Atardecer S'Algar - Sunset at S'Algar

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Atardecer S'Algar 

Sunset at S'Algar

SIZE: 15,7 in. x 15,7 in. - 40 x 40 cm
PAPER: GUARDI ARTISTICO - TORCHON 300 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS 

2023 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Done after my own photography taken during our last stay at Menorca, Balearic islands - Catalunya, Spain. It was such an incredibly peaceful and atmospheric evening. Yes, painting sundowns is always a bit critical, but something inside me said, give it a try and here it is.

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from above - Summer in the City 3

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 from Above - Summer in the City 3

 

SIZE: 30 in. x 22 in. - 76 x 56 cm (full imperial sheet)

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD COLDPRESSED 425 g/m²
COLORS:  DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors   

2022 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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  "I‘m taking my heart into my hands and finally started with the full imperial version of my „Summer in the City from above“. It’s a wonderful experience and great fun. More and more people appear which I haven’t planned 😂😂😂..."

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From Above - Summer in the City - 1

 

From above - Summer in the City - 1

SIZE: 11,8 in. x 7,8 in. - 30x 20 cm

PAPER: HAHNEMUEHLE WATERCOLOR BOOK  MATT 250g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2022 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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 Sketching some ideas for my planned full imperial. More walking people will follow because this project definitely needs more practice.  

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The Way in the Heart

 

The Way in the Heart

SIZE:  18 in. x 24 in. - 46 x 61 cm 

PAPER: ARCHES GRAIN FIN - COLD PRESSES 300 g/m²

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolor 

2021© ISABELLA KRAMER

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“The Way is not in the sky; the Way is in the heart.”

- Buddha 

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Winter City

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Winter City 

SIZE: 19,6 in. x 25,5 in. - 50 x 65 cm

PAPER: HAHNEMUEHLE ANDALUCIA DOUBLE FACED 500 g/m² - matt side 

COLORS: SENNELIER Watercolors + DANIEL SMITH Watercolors 

2021 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Autumn in Herrenhausen

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AUTUMN IN HERRENHAUSEN

SIZE: 14,5 in. x 11 in. - 37 x 28 cm
PAPER: BOCKINGFORD RKB  FatPad NOT 425g/m² (200lb)

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors  

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER 

 And I rose

 In rainy autumn

 And walked abroad 

in a shower 

of all my days.. 

– Dylan Tomas, Collected Poems

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This is the great alley of Herrenhausen, it's a wonderful and famous part of the Royal Garden Herrenhausen and connect the castle with the city. It's of my all-time favorite places in Hannover and I have taken millions of images during all seasons at this gorgeous place. Because it's INKTOBER I have experimented a little bit with walnut ink and some splashes of Indian ink on the alley trees and I love the granulation

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A Life in Passion

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 A LIFE IN PASSION

SIZE:  15 in. x 22 in. - 38 x 56 cm (half sheet)

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 425 g/m²

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Sure you recognize this great man, enjoying doing what he like most, it's the painter legend John Singer Sargent, 1856 - 1925. 

I love all about this old black and white photography and for years I had the wish to paint it. Here's my first attempt, sure more will follow.  

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Southern Corners - Girona

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SOUTHERN CORNERS - GIRONA

inside my travel sketch book

SIZE: 14,8 x 42 cm 

PAPER: CLAIREFONTAINE TRAVEL SKETCH BOOK  170g/m² hot pressed

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2018-19 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Today I've worked a little bit MORE with my travel sketch book. This scene above was only a pencil sketch done during the Watercolor Workshop with Joseph Zbukvic, organized by EPC Art Courses, Angela Barbi in September 2018 and done during on of our lunch breaks. For many reasons I couldn't stop painting during this time and so I uses every single moment to catch up this very special atmosphere of this marvelous city. Today I've tried with some loose color splashes bring it to life. I hope you enjoy my small series of SOUTHERN CORNERS. I've created a similar at my photo blog -> SOUTHERN CORNERS

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Southern Corners - Besalú

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SOUTHERN CORNERS - BESALÚ

inside my travel sketch book

SIZE: 14,8 x 42 cm 

PAPER: CLAIREFONTAINE TRAVEL SKETCH BOOK  170g/m² hot pressed

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2018-19 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Today I've worked a little bit with my travel sketch book. This scene above was only a pencil sketch done during the Watercolor Workshop with Joseph Zbukvic, organized by EPC Art Courses, Angela Barbi in September 2018. Included in this puristic sketch are a lot of memories and so I've tried to give them life in this colored version of the sketch. It was a very hot afternoon at this day and I sat side by side with a good new friend under a sun umbrella and we both sketch this corner on the Placa del Prat de Sant Pere, Besalú while drinking a very tasty café cortado. 

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Beach Life

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BEACH LIFE

SIZE:  16 in. x 12 in. - 41 x 31 cm 

PAPER: ARCHES ROUGH 300 g/m²

2019 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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six beach umbrellas

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SIX BEACH UMBRELLAS

SIZE: 7,9 in. x 19,7 in. - 20 x 50 cm

PAPER: CLAIREFONTAINE ETIVAL 300 g/m² (not sure, it was a cut remnant)

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors 

2019 © ISABELLA KRAMER

Today I've done a Mini Watercolor Workshop with my talented neighbor girl Lena. We've had so much fun this afternoon with creating a wonderful unicorn and some abstract warm-up exercises. 

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Disfruta el verano

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DISFRUTA EL VERANO (enjoy the summer)

CALELLA DE PALAFRUGELL

SIZE: 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm
PAPER: GUARDI ARTISTICO - TORCHON 300 g/m²

2019 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Plaça del Prat de Sant Pere, Besalú

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PLACA DEL PRAT DE SANT PERE, BESALÚ

inside my travel sketch book

SIZE: 14,8 x 42 cm (2 x 14,8 x 21 cm)

PAPER: CLAIREFONTAINE TRAVEL SKETCH BOOK  170g/m² hot pressed

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2018 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Calella de Palafrugell

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CALELLA DE PALAFRUGELL

SIZE: 15 in. x 22 in. - 38 x 28 cm (quarter sheet)

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD RKP FatPad ROUGH 425 g/m²

2018 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Started a first version of this marvelous view during the wonderful workshop with Joseph Zbukvic and EPC art courses pleinair at Calella de Palafrugell. This is a 2nd version done at my studio and I'm sure it will be not my last painting of this lovely spot.

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Rainy Day in Hamburg

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 RAINY DAY IN HAMBURG

SIZE: 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm

2018 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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